Cuba Latest, Louisiana Primary, World Cup Travel
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🗓️ 16 May 2026
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| 0:00.0 | 2026 crawfish races. Here we go. |
| 0:04.6 | It is down to the wire today in Louisiana. |
| 0:07.7 | But not for the crawfish. It's primary day for an embattled U.S. Senator. |
| 0:12.9 | I'm Ayesha Roscoe. |
| 0:14.2 | And I'm Alyssa Nadwarnie, and this is up first from NPR News. |
| 0:20.6 | The voting today is yet another test of President Trump's hold on the Republican Party. |
| 0:26.5 | We take a look at who's on the ballot. |
| 0:28.7 | Also, protests in Havana and empty oil reserves. |
| 0:31.9 | We have the latest on Cuba. |
| 0:33.6 | And World Cup fans confront U.S. travel bans. |
| 0:36.8 | We've got FIFA and visas today on the podcast. |
| 0:40.5 | So stay with us. |
| 0:41.6 | We have the news you need to start your weekend. |
| 1:01.1 | First up today, Cuba. This week, the island ran out of oil, causing massive blackouts across the country and a night of protests. Havana also got a visit from the CIA director. |
| 1:07.3 | He was there for negotiations, starting with a tough choice for Cuba's leaders. Change, or the U.S. will act. |
| 1:14.2 | NPR International correspondent Ader Peralta is following it all and joins us now. Good morning, Ader. |
| 1:20.4 | Hey, good morning, Alyssa. |
| 1:21.4 | So let's start with more details from what looks like a week with a lot going on in Cuba. |
| 1:26.9 | Yeah, I mean, we're reaching summer there, so it's really hot, |
| 1:30.3 | and it so happens that the lights went off for more than 24 hours this week. |
| 1:34.3 | So on Wednesday, very unhappy people took to the streets of Havana. |
| 1:38.3 | They banged on pots and pans demanding that the government turn the lights back on, |
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